The first of three gangways will be mounted early 2015 on MAC Offshore's Compact Semi Sub, designed by STX.

The next two gangways will be fitted two new floating accommodation vessels to be built in 2015 and 2016.

– the combination of stable vessel hulls and heave-compensated gangways creates a very safe and secure environment for transport of offshore personnel, as well as reduces downtime and increases productivity.

Uptime International delivered a similar gangway to MAC Offshore Dubai and Fujian Mawei Shipyard last year. This one was mounted on their second Compact Semi Sub, soon to be in charter for Shell Brunei.

– This is the largest contract to UPTIME so far. In light of MAC Offshore being regarded one of the most innovative companies in our industry, we see this repeat order as a very strong vote of confidence, says Svein Ove Haugen.